Ukulele Boogie

It was my honour to workshop this at the inaugural Canada UKES Festival, held in Midland, Ontario.

I wanted to create a tune that combined my passion for the blues with my interest in sharing the music of the ukulele, so I came up with "Ukulele Boogie."

Watch the video from the Canada UKES Festival, held May 24 2015 in Midland, Ontario

My goal was to write a song that would be approachable and fun for uke players of all skill levels, and would also let them get a little more 'boogie' in their lives.

I also included a relatively simple harmonica solo using a "straight" C diatonic harmonica for my harp playing friends at the Scarborough Uke Jam and anyone else who is interested in harmonica as well as ukulele. Feel free to include or omit this part as best suits your purposes.

I would be pleased and honoured if uke players, teachers and jam leaders wanted to use or adapt these materials in any way they saw fit. If you want to change, transpose, rearrange, rewrite or otherwise de-construct the song, please have at it! I hope you have as much fun with "Ukulele Boogie" as I had making it.

Ukulele Boogie - written by Jay Moonah, originally recorded by Broke Fuse
C
I don't care if your dog has fleas
G
A newb or a pro or in-between
F
All you need are these four strings
G7 C
Now you're really ready to swing
chorus
F
Ukulele boogie
C
It's the ukulele boogie
G
The ukulele boogie is about to begin
G7 C
Grab a uke, you can join on in
F
Give an "F" to the folks who don't understand
C
See, you're playing with the band
G
Gee, I could just play all day
G7 C
'Til seven, and I'm on my way
C
That boogie will not let you down
G
Soon you'll be doing it all over town
F
Playing that uke for miles and miles
G7 C
People just gotta smile
chorus
harmonica solo (tab for standard 10-hole C major diatonic)
F
6 -5 5 4 6 -5 4
C
4 5 6 7 7 7 -7 7 7
G C
-5 5 -5 5 -5 5 -5 5 4
C
Gotta let that boogie flow
G
Rhythm will not let you go
F
Boogie over here and boogie over there
G7 C
Ukuleles everywhere
chorus x 2
G7 C
'Til seven, and I'm on my way
G7 C!
'Til seven, and I'm on my way!